BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Roanoke's Quinn Harlan earned NCAA Division III National Runner-Up honors with a second-place finish in the 60m at the Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
Harlan ran the 60m in 7.52 to place second behind Wadeline Jonathas of UMass Boston who won the national championship with a time of 7.41. With her performance, Harlan earns All-American honors as well.
The ODAC Champion in the 60m and the ODAC Rookie of the Year, Harlan becomes the first individual national runner-up for the Maroons since Carmen Graves '13 in the 800-meters indoor championship in 2013.
In addition to Harlan, Mara Briggs competed on Saturday in the high jump. Briggs finished in a tie for 12th place with a jump of 1.60m. The appearance in the national championship meet caps a season for Briggs that saw her win the ODAC Championship in the high jump and fashion the top jump in the south/southeast region and eighth best in Division III heading into Saturday. For her efforts, Briggs has been named the 2018 NCAA Division III South/Southeast Female Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
